"MELAKA AT ITS BEST
TOUR" TECHNICAL TOUR

0800 hrs

Assemble at
the hotel lobby

0830 hrs

Depart for
Melaka City Tour (Walking Tour):

Melaka
Sultanate Palace Museum, a replica of
Sultan's Palace during the era of the Melaka
Sultanate showcasing the Malay culture and
civilization from the 15th
Century.

Porta de Santiago, the
ruins of the original Portuguese fortress of
Fortaleza de Melaka. During the Dutch
attacked of Melaka, the fortress sustained
immense damage, but was rebuilt again by the
Dutch

St. Paul's Church, the
church was built on a hill in 1521 by Duarte
Coelho, a catholic Portuguese captain. It
was later renamed as St. Paul's Church by
the Dutch. St. Francis Xavier was buried in
the open grave here in 1553 before his body
was transferred to Goa in India. The church
has a commanding view of Melaka.

Stadthuys or city hall,
built between 1641 and 1656 is the oldest
still existing Verenigde Oostindische
Compagnie (VOC) building in Asia. It was
used as the Governor's residence.

Harmony Street (Jalan
Tokong and Jalan Tukang Emas), portrays a
sense of harmony between the major religions
in Malaysia where hindu temple, mosque and
buddhist temple are located in close
proximity with each other. The places of
worship are Sri Poyyatha Moorthi Temple,
Kampung Kling Mosque and Cheng Hoon Teng
Temple

1300 hrs

Lunch at
local restaurant

1400 hrs

Experience
45 minutes Melaka River Cruise

1500 hrs

Coach
transfer to Hotel Equatorial Melaka.

MALAYSIAN
HOMESTAY EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL TOUR

23RD OCTOBER 2013
(WEDNESDAY)

0730 hrs

Assemble at the
hotel lobby

0800 hrs

Depart for
'Parit Penghulu' Homestay

Welcome reception

Proceed for Tour

Kampung (Village) Visit

Visit Paddy Field and watch how the
village folks process paddy in our
traditional manner

Visit oil palm plantation and watch
the process making palm oil

Visit rubber plantation and watch
the art of rubber-tapping

1000 hrs

Tea Break

Observe the making of Ketupat (rice cake or rice dumpling, wrapped in woven palm leaves pouch) and learn how to weave ketupat
Play Gasing or Top-spinning, a popular Malay traditional game
Visit Malay traditional houses